Saint-Dié-des-Vosges weather in May

In May, Saint-Dié-des-Vosges sees average daytime highs of 17°C and overnight lows near 9°C, with 116 mm of precipitation across 15.7 wet days and about 14.9 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 16°C in the first days to 19°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 19% of the time in May, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 14 h 12 min at the start of May to 15 h 30 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Saint-Dié-des-Vosges's 7th-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Saint-Dié-des-Vosges's year-round climate.

Daytime high
17°
5th warmest
Overnight low
8th coldest
Precipitation
116 mm
15.7 wet days
Daylight
15 hours
4:59 AM – 7:58 PM
Cloud cover
67%
7th clearest
Wind
9 km/h
8th windiest
Solar energy
5.14 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.7
out of 10

Temperature in May

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs climb over the month, from about 16°C in the first days to 19°C by the end.

A typical May day in Saint-Dié-des-Vosges reaches about 17°C in the afternoon and slips back to 9°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 11°C and 23°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs about 4°C warmer than April and about 4°C cooler than June.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1157
2167
3167
4167
5167
6167
7168
8168
9168
10168
11168
12178
13178
14178
15178
16178
17179
18179
19179
20189
21189
22189
23189
24189
25189
261910
271910
281910
291910
301910
311910

How May really feels in Saint-Dié-des-Vosges

Once humidity and wind are folded in, May averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

May sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.

Saint-Dié-des-Vosges weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 5th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / -1°10214.36.48.60.0
Feb / -1°8712.36.69.90.1
Mar / 94143.911.61.6
Apr13° / 83141.413.43.3
May17° / 11615.70.114.94.7
Jun21° / 12°10715.1015.85.6
Jul23° / 14°10415.3015.56.1
Aug22° / 13°10414.2014.16.1
Sep18° / 10°9212.3012.45.3
Oct13° / 9813.60.310.63.3
Nov / 9813.92.790.9
Dec / -0°11815.66.58.20.0

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 19% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 15% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 67%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13268
23268
33268
43070
53169
63268
73268
83268
93268
103268
113367
123367
133367
143466
153466
163466
173466
183565
193565
203565
213565
223664
233664
243664
253565
263565
273466
283367
293367
303268
313268

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitationSnow

Saint-Dié-des-Vosges gets around 116 mm of rain and snow over 15.7 wet days in May. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable precipitation averages around 52% and peaks near 55% on the wettest days, and about 0 day brings snow.

0%20%40%60%151015202531
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1542
2541
3541
4551
5551
6541
7541
8541
9541
10531
11531
12531
13530
14520
15520
16510
17510
18500
19490
20490
21490
22480
23480
24480
25480
26490
27490
28500
29510
30520
31530

Humidity in May

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of May feels dry — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, May lands in the dry band about 94% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
19910
29910
39910
49910
59910
69820
79820
89820
99820
109820
119820
129820
139820
149730
159730
169730
179640
189640
199550
209550
219460
229370
239181
249091
2589101
2687121
2786131
2885141
2983161
3081172
3180182

Wind in May

Winds average 9 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 9 km/h on the calmest days to 9 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
19calm
29calm
39calm
49calm
59calm
69calm
79calm
89calm
99calm
109calm
119calm
129calm
139calm
149calm
159calm
169calm
179calm
189calm
199calm
209calm
219calm
229calm
239calm
249calm
259calm
269calm
279calm
289calm
299calm
309calm
319calm

Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 14 h 12 min at the start of May to 15 h 30 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 78 minutes over May. Sunrise moves from 5:22 AM to 4:44 AM, and sunset from 7:37 PM to 8:16 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.25:227:37
214.35:207:38
314.45:197:40
414.45:177:41
514.55:157:43
614.55:147:44
714.65:127:45
814.65:107:47
914.75:097:48
1014.75:077:50
1114.85:067:51
1214.85:057:52
1314.85:037:54
1414.95:027:55
1514.95:007:57
1615.04:597:58
1715.04:587:59
1815.14:578:00
1915.14:558:02
2015.14:548:03
2115.24:538:04
2215.24:528:05
2315.34:518:07
2415.34:508:08
2515.34:498:09
2615.44:488:10
2715.44:478:11
2815.44:468:12
2915.54:458:14
3015.54:448:15
3115.54:448:16

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 5.14 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.83 kWh/m² to a high of 5.66 kWh/m² in June across the year — May's 5.14 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.8Bright
24.8Bright
34.8Bright
44.8Bright
54.8Bright
64.8Bright
74.8Bright
84.9Bright
94.9Bright
104.9Bright
115.0Bright
125.0Bright
135.0Bright
145.0Bright
155.1Bright
165.1Bright
175.2Bright
185.2Bright
195.2Bright
205.3Bright
215.3Bright
225.3Bright
235.3Bright
245.4Bright
255.4Bright
265.4Bright
275.4Bright
285.4Bright
295.5Bright
305.5Bright
315.5Bright
Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit Saint-Dié-des-Vosges?

Our two travel scores rate May for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal).

4.7
Sightseeing
5th-best month of the year
1.2
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

May is a reasonable time to visit Saint-Dié-des-Vosges for sightseeing.

What to pack for Saint-Dié-des-Vosges in May

From May's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.

In May, Saint-Dié-des-Vosges sees daytime highs around 17°C and nights near 9°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 16 days see rain.

rain gearsun protection

UV index in Saint-Dié-des-Vosges in May

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in May peaks around 6 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Saint-Dié-des-Vosges peaks around July 15 at about 8 (very high) — sunscreen and a hat are worth it in the middle of the day. It bottoms out near December 22 at about 1 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 7 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighVery highHighModerateLowJul 15UV 8Dec 22UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Low
Mar4Moderate
Apr4Moderate
May6High
Jun7High
Jul8Very high
Aug7High
Sep4Moderate
Oct3Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Saint-Dié-des-Vosges?

Saint-Dié-des-Vosges sits at 48.3°N, 6.9°E, 341 m above sea level, in France. The nearest listed city is Sélestat, 37 km away.

Topography around Saint-Dié-des-Vosges

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Saint-Dié-des-Vosges.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Saint-Dié-des-Vosges has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 416 m around an average of 407 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 934 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,286 m.

The land around Saint-Dié-des-Vosges is covered by trees (60%) and artificial surfaces (20%) within 3 km, trees (77%) within 16 km, and trees (51%), cropland (23%) and grassland (21%) within 80 km.

3 km
416 m
16 km
934 m
80 km
1,286 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
May weather nearby: Sélestat 37 km · Colmar 38 km · Épinal 38 km · Lunéville 48 km · Wittenheim 60 km · Lingolsheim 62 km · Illkirch-Graffenstaden 63 km · Illzach 64 km

France travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 2
Exercise Increased Caution
Power plugs
Type C / E
230 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 77% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$48,986
2025
Happiness
6.6 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
100%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
1.3
per 100k, 2023
Road deaths
5.1
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
High
World Bank
English
Moderate
EF EPI 539
Religion
Roman Catholic 47%none 33%Muslim 4%Protestant 2%

Sources: World Bank, US State Department, World Happiness Report, WHO/UNICEF, EF EPI, CIA World Factbook.

Data sources

Temperature, precipitation, cloud, humidity, wind and solar figures are a 1991–2020 climatology for Saint-Dié-des-Vosges (48.2843°, 6.9492°, elevation 341 m), computed from hourly ERA5 reanalysis — contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Sun figures are astronomical calculations, not observations. City data © GeoNames, CC BY 4.0. Map outlines from Natural Earth (public domain); interactive map © Google. UV index is derived from CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service) clear-sky UV data — contains modified Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).